Lisbon Maine
Workshop to focus on new farmers
LISBON FALLS — In response to the educational needs of new farmers, a group of agencies have joined forces to develop a comprehensive workshop series to be held every Tuesday beginning Feb. 26 and ending March 26. These workshops will begin with registration at 9 a.m. and end at 3 p.m. at the Cooperative Extension […]
Bridget Kathleen Florance Carver
LEWISTON — Loving wife, daughter and sister, Bridget Kathleen Florance Carver passed away peacefully at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, Jan. 18. She was born Oct. 20, 1968, in Hutchinson, Kan., to Patrick and Kathleen Florance. She moved to Maine with her parents in 1980, and attended school in Rockland. Bridget had a beautiful voice […]
Donald E. Brown
1935 – 2013 AUBURN — Donald E. Brown Sr., 77, of Lisbon, passed away on Friday, Jan. 18, at The Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Trenton, on April 25, 1935, a son of the late Caroll and Florence (Merch) Brown. He was married […]
Girls’ basketball: Mountain Valley rebounds with win over Lisbon
RUMFORD — After a rough stretch, the Mountain Valley girls’ basketball team regrouped, using the mantra, ‘One down, seven to go.’ The thought got them pointed in the right direction. Brooke Dolloff scored a game-high 20 points and the ball-hawking defense stepped up in the second half for the Falcons, who pulled away for a […]
Stained glass project to benefit Dempsey Center
LEWISTON — The Coastal Maine Mysteries Nature Cycle is offering an opportunity to contribute to an art glass window to compliment the Healing Garden at the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing. The free program will be led by master artisan, melanoma cancer survivor and Dempsey Center volunteer Nel Bernard. The introductory meeting […]
Boys’ basketball: Wolverines escape Greyhounds
LISBON — Facing a talented Wiscasset team that rolled to a decisive victory in December, Jake Gentle’s Lisbon Greyhounds looked to show the Wolverines how far they have come despite a 2-8 record. Wiscasset, after a hard-fought 65-54 come-from-behind victory, was thankful to leave Lisbon with a 7-4 record after the Greyhounds gave every bit […]
Girls’ basketball: Lisbon makes it two in a row
LISBON — For seven games after a 2-0 start, the Lisbon High School girls basketball team struggled to find offensive consistency. With a Western Maine Class C playoff spot looking more unlikely as the Greyhounds slumped, coach Julie Wescott kept her team together, working hard on defense in the hopes the offense made an appearance. […]
Well done – Students honored for achievement
PARIS — Kelly Laplante has been selected as the 2012-13 recipient of the Central Maine Community College Aspire Higher scholarship. This scholarship enables her to take up to 15 credits of CMCC courses tuition free at the Western Maine Community College Center in South Paris. Laplante is an Oxford native and attended Oxford Hills Comprehensive […]